Target and bullet-catcher for use with air-guns.



, PATENTED'MAR. 2 4-, 1908.

W. BAKER.

TARGET AND BULLBT-GATGHERTOR USE WITH AIR GUNS.

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WILLIAM BAKER, OF OAVEltSl-LAM, NEAR READING, ENGLAND.

TARGET AND BULLET-CATCHER FOR USE WITH AIR-GUNS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed May 14, 1907. Serial No. 373,639.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM BAKER, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and residing at Oaversham, near Reading, in the county ofOxford, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTargets and Bullet-Catchers for Use with Air-Guns, of which the following is a specication, such as will enable those skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are known as box targets, and theobjectthereofI is to provide 4an improved device of this class by meansof which the bullets entering the same are collected and may be usedover again; a further object being to provide a device of this classwhich is simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive, and whichmay be conveniently manipulated.

The invention 'is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure l is a front elevation of myimproved target; Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 a front andback sectional view; and, Fig. 4 a perspective front view of my improvedtarget in its complete form.

ln the practice of my invention, as shown in the drawing, l provide abox which is preferably rectangular in form, and to the top of which issecured pins a. designed for holding a paper or other target proper inposition over the front of the box until the detachable frame d forholding said paper target in place is connected with the box. The box isprovided at the back and top portion thereof with an eye l) by which thetarget box may be suspended from any suitable support, and the frame dis provided across the front bottom portion thereof with a front stop c,and the box is provided across the front top portion thereof with a backstop e, and, in practice,V

the frame d is simply slipped onto the box as shown in the drawing andthe stops c and e limit the backward movement thereof. ln the backportion of the box is placed a buffer g of any suitable padding forstopping the bullets, and in the bottom portion of the box is placed adrawer f for catching the bullets.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A target comprising a box open at the front, means for suspending afiexible target across the front opening, a detachable frame adapted tobe slipped on over the front of the box and to hold the target inposition, and stop devices to limit the backward movement of said frameon said box comprising a bar secured to the top of the box adjacent tothe front thereof and another bar secured to the front bottom portion ofthe box.

2. A target comprising a box open at the front, hooks at the top of thebox for sus pending a iiexible target across the front opening, and adetachable frame adapted to be slipped on over the front of the box andto hold the target in position, said box and said frame being providedwith stops to limit the backward movement of the frame on `the box.

3. A target comprising a boxopen at the front, means for suspending aflexible target across the front opening, a detachable frame adapted tobe slip ed on over the front of the box and to hc d the target inposition, and stop devices connected with the box and with said framefor limiting the backward movement of the same, said box being alsoprovided in the back thereof with a cushion and in the bottom thereofwith a drawer.

4. A target comprising a box o en at the front, means for suspending aiiexlble target across the front opening, a detachable frame adapted tobe slipped on over the front of the box and to hold the target inposition, and stop devices to limit the backward movement of said frameon said box comprising a bar secured to the top of the box adjacent tothe front thereof and another bar secured to the front portion of theframe, said box be ing also provided in the back thereof with a cushionand in the bottom thereof with a drawer.

5. A target comprising a box open at the front, hooks at the top of thebox for suspending a flexible target across the front opening, and adetachable frame adapted to In testimony that I claim the foregoing asbe slipped on over the front of the box and my invention fl have signedmy name in pres- 10 to hold the target in position, Said box and ence ofthe subscribing Witnesses this twentysaid frame being provided withstops to l seventh day of April, 1907.

limit the backward-movement of the frame l ILLIAM BAKER. on the box, andsaid box being also provided VVitneSses: in the back thereof with ecushion and in the JOHN LANoELoT MARTIN,

bottom thereof with a drawer. ALBERT WILLIAM ROURKE.

